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surfactant in Persian

ماده فعال سطحی

/səɹˈfæktənt/

surfactant in Persian: ماده فعال سطحی. In English, surfactant means a surface-active agent, or wetting agent, capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid; typically organic compounds having a hydrophilic “head” and a hydrophobic “tail”.

Persian words for surfactant

surface active agent
ماده فعال سطحی

English meaning of surfactant

  1. noun A surface-active agent, or wetting agent, capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid; typically organic compounds having a hydrophilic “head” and a hydrophobic “tail”.
  2. noun A lipoprotein in the tissues of the lung that reduces surface tension and permits more efficient gas transport.

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Questions about surfactant in Persian

What is the meaning of surfactant in Persian?
Surfactant in Persian is ماده فعال سطحی.
معنی surfactant چیست؟
Surfactant: ماده فعال سطحی.
What does surfactant mean in English?
Surfactant means a surface-active agent, or wetting agent, capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid; typically organic compounds having a hydrophilic “head” and a hydrophobic “tail”.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: surfactant (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Persian words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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